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Lethal Means Counseling for Suicide Prevention
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This document appears to be a transcript or presentation slides for a webinar titled "Lethal Means Counseling for Suicide Prevention" as part of the Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness (CSS-SMI) initiative by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The webinar discusses the importance of preventing suicide attempts and reducing the lethality of suicide attempts. It highlights the three core assumptions of lethal means counseling: that periods of acute suicidal distress are brief, that additional suicide attempts are unlikely if a suicidal crisis is survived, and that easy access to lethal means is the strongest determinant of attempt outcome.<br /><br />The webinar emphasizes the empirical support for lethal means counseling and the effectiveness of means restriction in reducing suicide rates. It discusses the correlation between access to firearms and suicide rates as well as the impact of firearm regulation laws. The importance of means safety counseling and its association with increased likelihood of enacting safety procedures is also highlighted. The webinar presents a person-centered approach to lethal means counseling, including the use of reflective listening, open-ended questions, affirmations, and summaries. It outlines the four phases of counseling: engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning.<br /><br />The document also includes references and resources related to the topic of lethal means counseling and suicide prevention. It provides information on how to claim continuing education credits for the webinar and mentions upcoming webinars on related topics. The presentation slides feature additional information and examples related to the content discussed in the webinar.
Keywords
Lethal Means Counseling
Suicide Prevention
Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness
CSS-SMI initiative
American Psychiatric Association
APA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA
suicidal distress
suicide attempts
Funding for SMI Adviser was made possible by Grant No. SM080818 from SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, SAMHSA/HHS or the U.S. Government.
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